Have Any Of You Altered Your Equinox Rod?

[rvpopeye]

THX Steve.

[Sinclair]

For me it's a combination of balance and the angle and form of the handle. Switching to carbon helped a lot, but the angle and form of the handle is the main culprit in my case imho. My hand always tends to wander up the handle, which leads me to grip harder to compensate.

[dewcon4414]

A S shaft work well.   I noticed Chuck is introducing a new stork leg for the lower.  Steve has done some really great shafts as well …. He’s got the locks down.

[CPT_GhostLight]

On 12/21/2021 at 12:53 AM, Sinclair said:

My hand always tends to wander up the handle, which leads me to grip harder to compensate.

I fixed that problem with self fusing silicone bicycle handlebar tape. Comes off clean if you need to remove it and gives you a nice grippy surface so your hand doesn'y slip around, with or without gloves.

Silicone Handebar Tape

[steveg]

Hey all!

So, I have a prototype S-shaft ready to go, for an Equinox.  With this shaft (similar to the way an F75 is set up), you would still attach the control box/handle assembly to the shaft -- just "behind" the "S-handle."  In other words, with this shaft, you would not use the S-handle as your "handle."  For the version of this shaft that I'll be making for Garrett units, you WOULD use the "S-handle," but not with the Equinox.

In any case, the prototype is not set up for counterweight attachment, BUT, it certainly could be.  And since the S-shaft configuration likely will not "solve" the balance issues (but may perhaps help some), I do expect that for anyone who uses a straight shaft with counterweighting, they will probably want to use the S-shaft with at least SOME counterweight (albeit perhaps less) as well.  In any case though, I thought that for initial testing, a non-counterweighted S-shaft would be the better way to go.

I have a couple of folks who have expressed interest in testing the shaft; my plan is to send out for testing, and then ask that person to send it along to either another person who wishes to test it, or back to me.  Anyone who tests it, likes it, and would like to purchase one, would receive a discount off the regular price.

Here is a picture of the finished prototype...

Steve

[Gwcracker]

Getting warm ?

[steveg]

Gwcracker -- warm?  ?

[Gwcracker]

Yes, getting closer to a handle being held parallel to the ground instead of perpendicular. 

[steveg]

Gwcracker -- is this something we have discussed in the past?  I'm trying to picture a handle parallel to the ground...

Steve